As on the other side, there are five figures, but here they are age-differential: two bearded men surround a youth, offering him flowers, and an unbearded youth on the left crowns a victorious boy athlete, who is fully nude and is somewhat shorter than the youth. Both admired youths/boys look modestly downward, not directly reciprocating their lovers' gazes. Note the inscription ("the boy is beautiful") running along the lip of the cup from above the first boy's head to the second. This contrasts with the other side, where the couples are more clearly age-equal. Does this imply that reciprocation is most likely when the ages of lover and beloved are closest?

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